Browsing: San Francisco

The huge redwood we were gazing at in the middle of Muir Woods soared high above our heads, filtering out the sun.  The ground around it was covered with dappled images of light and shade that moved and shifted as the mighty tree swayed slightly in the breeze.

Established on January 9, 1908, as a national monument, Muir Woods is located only about 11 miles north of the Golden Gate Bridge, but this wilderness of …

There are many nicknames for the city of San Francisco, including “The City.” There is “415” – the area code, “San Fran” – (don’t use this one), “Fog City” – self-explanatory, “Golden Gate City” – for the bridge, and even “Baghdad by the Bay” – with reference to the cosmopolitan nature of the population, much like that of pre-war Baghdad. Lately, The City …